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Section 19 Notices requiring individual attendanceI1

England, Wales and Scotland Not yet in force

(1)

This section applies in relation to—

(a)

an information notice so far as it includes a requirement of the sort described in section 17(4)(c), and

(b)

an interview notice.

(2)

The notice may—

(a)

identify a particular individual, or

(b)

describe a class of individuals.

(3)

The individual, or the individuals within that class, must be carrying out, or have carried out, paid work for the regulated body (in whatever capacity).

(4)

But that individual or those individuals need not have any further connection with the United Kingdom.

(5)

The regulated body complies with the notice if it takes all steps that it could reasonably be expected to take in order to—

(a)

procure the attendance of the identified individual, or an individual within the described class, at the place and time specified in the notice, and

(b)

enable that individual to provide the information specified, or answer questions on the subject-matter indicated, in the notice.

(6)

The references in sections 17(4)(c) and 18(2) to attendance at a particular place include attendance at a particular meeting held remotely by electronic means (and section 20(3)(c)(i) and (4)(c)(i) is to be read accordingly).

Annotations

Commencement

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S. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 99(1)